We advocate and embody independence and equality for all people with disabilities.
Participants will develop their inner chef skills to enhance kitchen safety, food preparation, and demonstration with the help of cooking tools featured in our Assistive Technology library.
If you're living in a nursing facility and want information about moving back to the community, call the MFP team or join one of our monthly Zoom seminars.
Join us for a hands-on cooking adventure where we’ll be making Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken!
Making the most of your space before a move.
Are you struggling to find affordable accessible housing in Prince Georges or Montgomery County?
Join us for an interactive Open House at Independence Now! This event is an opportunity to connect, learn, and celebrate disability empowerment.
We will pair up with a friend and learn tips and tricks for navigating with your white cane. Location to be announced.
If you're living in a nursing facility and want information about moving back to the community, call the MFP team or join one of our monthly Zoom seminars.
Join Independence Now as we celebrate with a fun and interactive cooking class focused on healthy eating habits and nutrition awareness!
Getting the help you need, a step-by-step guide to applying for a housing voucher.
Are you struggling to find affordable accessible housing in Prince Georges or Montgomery County?
Independence Now is celebrating National Assistive Technology Awareness Month this September to highlight the vital role assistive technology (AT) plays in empowering individuals with disabilities to lead more independent, productive, and fulfilling lives. From screen readers and mobility aids to communication devices and adaptive software, AT helps break down barriers and unlock opportunities in education,[…]
This month, we're shining a spotlight on Deaf culture, community, and services that empower the Deaf and hard of hearing.
In Honor of Vision Awareness Month & White Cane Day, we will be navigating and exploring our community!
Join Independence Now this October for a hands-on cooking class where we’ll make hearty vegetable & bean chili and cornbread muffins.
This is a non-partisan, information-packed event. Whether you’ve voted before or will vote for the first time, this session gives you tools and confidence to make your voice heard.
For people with disabilities, learning how to budget and save can be the key to greater independence, financial stability, and peace of mind.
If you're living in a nursing facility and want information about moving back to the community, call the MFP team or join one of our monthly Zoom seminars.
The Do's and Don'ts of applying for housing.
Are you struggling to find affordable accessible housing in Prince Georges or Montgomery County?
From the team behind The Ride Ahead comes a new educational webinar series, Our Ride Ahead!
From the team behind The Ride Ahead comes a new educational webinar series, Our Ride Ahead!
We’re excited to partner with Truist Bank, which will lead this empowering session and share real-life tools for smart money management.
Independence Now is proud to host our First Annual Assistive Technology & AI Resource Fair for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Join us for a powerful discussion on how to prepare your documents, pull your credit report, get renters’ insurance, and everything in between to set yourself up for success in the housing process.
Are you struggling to find affordable accessible housing in Prince Georges or Montgomery County?
Join us for an empowering session on how people with disabilities can organize, advocate, and build real community power.
If you're living in a nursing facility and want information about moving back to the community, call the MFP team or join one of our monthly Zoom seminars.
Join us to cook Turkey & Veggie Shepherd’s Pie and a Cranberry Apple Salad, all while keeping meals low-cost and nutritious.
Come celebrate the start of the holiday season with us at the Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade on Saturday, November 22nd!
Together, we’ll explore how setting personal goals can inspire kindness — and turn that inspiration into a beautiful art project gift that will be shared with residents in a local nursing facility.
Join us for “Dancing into the Holidays!” an afternoon filled with good food, great music, karaoke fun, and awesome raffles.
This session offers easy-to-follow tips for applying, reporting changes, and appealing decisions for Social Security benefits.
Join us as we close out the year with gratitude, connection, and vision! Together, we’ll reflect on the milestones Lighten Your Path has achieved in 2025 and set our sights on the road ahead.
All Together Now – a story about hope, friendship, and never giving up (even when life throws challenges your way.
In this session, we will learn the best and healthiest methods for relaxation and effective coping skills for managing stress after vision loss.
Join us for an engaging and interactive cooking and wellness class focused on how nutrition and movement work together to support a healthier, more balanced life
If you're living in a nursing facility and want information about moving back to the community, call the MFP team or join one of our monthly Zoom seminars.
Join us for an informative budget seminar focused on helping you understand your finances and create a budget that's clear, practical, and easy to manage. Presented by SECU Bank.
Join us for an interactive session focused on navigating the housing search process.
Discussion on how recent federal legislation (One Big Beautiful Bill) may affect Medicaid for people with disabilities.
Are you looking for a fun and virtual opportunity to connect with others in a healthier way? Join Disability Partnerships for a high energy, fun packed session of adaptive Zumba.
Join us for a FREE Virtual Travel Training Seminar hosted by Independence Now and presented by Andrew Shaw from Endependence Center of Northern Virginia.
Participants will engage in low to moderate intensity workouts targeting muscular strength, flexibility, and range of motion with a certified fitness trainer experienced in training persons with limited to no mobility.
Join this Adaptive Line Dancing class for a fun and exciting workout! Whether you are only able to use your upper body, lower, or both, come enjoy great music and have fun.
In honor of Low Vision Awareness Month, join us for an informative and empowering presentation focused on eye care, low vision resources, and support services.
English classes will be on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at 11 a.m. Led by a licensed Accessible Yoga Instructor.
We will be going over resources and how to get connected so you can get your questions answered.
Get ready for an intense workout focusing on the fundamental core and upper body movements of boxing! This program is designed to be adapted for people with limited to no mobility.
If you're living in a nursing facility and want information about moving back to the community, call the MFP team or join one of our monthly Zoom seminars.
Participants will engage in low to moderate intensity workouts targeting muscular strength, flexibility, and range of motion with a certified fitness trainer experienced in training persons with limited to no mobility.
Join this Adaptive Line Dancing class for a fun and exciting workout! Whether you are only able to use your upper body, lower, or both, come enjoy great music and have fun.
This special session, Love Yourself & Your Heart, will focus on heart-healthy nutrition and inspire you to cook with foods that are both flavorful and good for your heart.
Get ready for an intense workout focusing on the fundamental core and upper body movements of boxing! This program is designed to be adapted for people with limited to no mobility.
Un grupo en donde los miembros nos reunimos para apoyarnos mutuamente compartiendo experiencias y celebrando nuestros logros individualmente así como con toda la comunidad con lastimaduras en la espina dorsal.
¡El Yoga Accesible está de VUELTA!
Are you looking for a fun and virtual opportunity to connect with others in a healthier way? Join Disability Partnerships for a high energy, fun packed session of adaptive Zumba.
Participants will engage in low to moderate intensity workouts targeting muscular strength, flexibility, and range of motion with a certified fitness trainer experienced in training persons with limited to no mobility.
Join this Adaptive Line Dancing class for a fun and exciting workout! Whether you are only able to use your upper body, lower, or both, come enjoy great music and have fun.
Join us in Annapolis for a day of advocacy and meetings with our elected officials.
English classes will be on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at 11 a.m. Led by a licensed Accessible Yoga Instructor.
Get ready for an intense workout focusing on the fundamental core and upper body movements of boxing! This program is designed to be adapted for people with limited to no mobility.
Are you looking for a fun and virtual opportunity to connect with others in a healthier way? Join Disability Partnerships for a high energy, fun packed session of adaptive Zumba.
Participants will engage in low to moderate intensity workouts targeting muscular strength, flexibility, and range of motion with a certified fitness trainer experienced in training persons with limited to no mobility.
Join this Adaptive Line Dancing class for a fun and exciting workout! Whether you are only able to use your upper body, lower, or both, come enjoy great music and have fun.
The CUP Campaign, which stands for Courage to Use Your Power, is a call to action for Marylanders with disabilities, advocates, partners, and allies.
English classes will be on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at 11 a.m. Led by a licensed Accessible Yoga Instructor.
Get ready for an intense workout focusing on the fundamental core and upper body movements of boxing! This program is designed to be adapted for people with limited to no mobility.
Un grupo en donde los miembros nos reunimos para apoyarnos mutuamente compartiendo experiencias y celebrando nuestros logros individualmente así como con toda la comunidad con lastimaduras en la espina dorsal.
Are you looking for a fun and virtual opportunity to connect with others in a healthier way? Join Disability Partnerships for a high energy, fun packed session of adaptive Zumba.
CAP may help to provide information, advice, and advocacy to Marylanders with disabilities applying for and receiving services from DORS and Centers for Independent Living (CILs).
Participants will engage in low to moderate intensity workouts targeting muscular strength, flexibility, and range of motion with a certified fitness trainer experienced in training persons with limited to no mobility.
Join this Adaptive Line Dancing class for a fun and exciting workout! Whether you are only able to use your upper body, lower, or both, come enjoy great music and have fun.
Join us for a special Lighting Your Path meeting as we partner with the Lions Club for an afternoon of connection, collaboration, and community building.
English classes will be on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at 11 a.m. Led by a licensed Accessible Yoga Instructor.
Get ready for an intense workout focusing on the fundamental core and upper body movements of boxing! This program is designed to be adapted for people with limited to no mobility.
Enjoy tea and good company while hearing from guest speaker Tyree Brown as we celebrate strength, diversity, and shared experiences.
Join the Maryland Disability Forum for a free, in-person Voter Education Workshop designed for individuals with disabilities.
Learn how to use your voice to influence policy, strengthen local disability services, and make a meaningful impact in your community.
Are you looking for a fun and virtual opportunity to connect with others in a healthier way? Join Disability Partnerships for a high energy, fun packed session of adaptive Zumba.
If you're living in a nursing facility and want information about moving back to the community, call the MFP team or join one of our monthly Zoom seminars.
Participants will engage in low to moderate intensity workouts targeting muscular strength, flexibility, and range of motion with a certified fitness trainer experienced in training persons with limited to no mobility.
Join this Adaptive Line Dancing class for a fun and exciting workout! Whether you are only able to use your upper body, lower, or both, come enjoy great music and have fun.
This session will combine Cooking 101 basics with an introduction to assistive technology that can make cooking safer, easier, and more accessible.
Get ready for an intense workout focusing on the fundamental core and upper body movements of boxing! This program is designed to be adapted for people with limited to no mobility.
Un grupo en donde los miembros nos reunimos para apoyarnos mutuamente compartiendo experiencias y celebrando nuestros logros individualmente así como con toda la comunidad con lastimaduras en la espina dorsal.
¡El Yoga Accesible está de VUELTA!
The Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) is hosting three days of free, in-person public demonstrations of a new voting system being considered for use beginning with the 2028 Presidential election cycle.
Are you looking for a fun and virtual opportunity to connect with others in a healthier way? Join Disability Partnerships for a high energy, fun packed session of adaptive Zumba.
The Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) is hosting three days of free, in-person public demonstrations of a new voting system being considered for use beginning with the 2028 Presidential election cycle.
Participants will engage in low to moderate intensity workouts targeting muscular strength, flexibility, and range of motion with a certified fitness trainer experienced in training persons with limited to no mobility.
The Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) is hosting three days of free, in-person public demonstrations of a new voting system being considered for use beginning with the 2028 Presidential election cycle.
Join this Adaptive Line Dancing class for a fun and exciting workout! Whether you are only able to use your upper body, lower, or both, come enjoy great music and have fun.
Join us for a fun-filled Trivia & Game Night celebrating the Deaf community and Independent Living!
English classes will be on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at 11 a.m. Led by a licensed Accessible Yoga Instructor.
It’s time to learn and understand your rights as a tenant.
Get ready for an intense workout focusing on the fundamental core and upper body movements of boxing! This program is designed to be adapted for people with limited to no mobility.
Tyson’s Run tells the story of a young man with autism who dares to dream big and show the world what determination and heart can accomplish.
Are you looking for a fun and virtual opportunity to connect with others in a healthier way? Join Disability Partnerships for a high energy, fun packed session of adaptive Zumba.
